Shikary Ray Allen was 19 when he was fatally shot during an attempted robbery on December 17, 2016, in the 2700 block of East 6th Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. A recent graduate of Mansfield Senior High School who played varsity football, he was working at Eddie Bauer in Columbus at the time. He enjoyed football, basketball, PlayStation 4, music and spending time with family and friends.

Police say two men, identified as Janei M. Brightwell and Ciree R. Matthews, approached Allen and attempted to rob him; he was shot during that encounter and later died at Ohio State University East Hospital. Brightwell and Matthews were arrested and charged with aggravated murder and robbery; the case was listed as Columbus’s 100th homicide for 2016.

If anyone knew Shikary or has information about what happened that night, please share details that could help the record.